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4th - 7th Grade Fiction Analyze Characters Worksheets

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins,&nbsp;learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text.&nbsp;

Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins

Students practice essential reading comprehension skills in this worksheet that features a passage about a boy who takes hang gliding lessons and becomes airborne for the first time.

Reading Comprehension: First Flight

Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.

Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character&rsquo;s actions with their emotions.

Character Emotion Match Cards

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.

Extended Reading Comprehension: Ashputtel

Students read a two-page adaptation of &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis&rsquo;s&nbsp;The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.&nbsp;

Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

Extended Reading Comprehension: The One

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one&#39;s own flaws.

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess”

Use this discussion guide to support students&rsquo; comprehension and analysis of chapters 1&ndash;4 of S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s novel The Outsiders.

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #1

Expand your reader&rsquo;s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet!&nbsp;

Extended Reading Comprehension: The Boatbuilders of Fiji

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain&rsquo;s The Prince and the Pauper!

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Prince and the Pauper

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #1

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz

As students read&nbsp;R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book&#39;s characters.

Novel Study: Wonder: Character Tracker

Students hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this adapted excerpt from the first chapter of The King of Elfland&rsquo;s Daughter by Lord Dunsany.

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From 'The King of Elfland’s Daughter'

This resource helps ELs make strong connections with a simple fiction text. After reading a short story, students will think about how they can connect with the text and use sentence frames to explain their thinking.

Part 1: Making Connections with Texts

Use this discussion guide to support readers&rsquo; comprehension of chapters 1&ndash;8&nbsp;of Linda Sue Park&rsquo;s A Long Walk to Water.

Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Discussion Guide #1

Use this graphic organizer to help your students identify the four elements of a fictional story: characters, setting, problem, and solution.

Elements of a Story: Circle Chart

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1&ndash;4 of Suzanne Collins&#39; The Hunger Games.&nbsp;

Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #1

Help students build critical thinking skills by having them analyze the main characters in Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Analyze the Characters

Use this discussion guide to support students&rsquo; comprehension and analysis of chapters 5&ndash;8 of S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s novel The Outsiders.

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #2

Use this discussion guide to support readers&rsquo; comprehension of chapters 9&ndash;14&nbsp;of Linda Sue Park&rsquo;s A Long Walk to Water.&nbsp;

Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Discussion Guide #2

Main characters would be lost without their supporting characters! Use this reading comprehension worksheet to compare and contrast characters from classic novels using a graphic organizer and paragraph excerpts.

Compare & Contrast Supporting Characters

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6&ndash;11 of Lois Lowry&rsquo;s The Giver.&nbsp;

Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #2

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

Comparing Characters: Haunted Hotel

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s&nbsp;Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #2

After reading Linda Sue Park&#39;s novel A Long Walk to Water, students demonstrate their understanding of the novel with these post-reading response prompts.

Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Support students&rsquo; comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #3

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

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4th - 7th Grade Fiction Analyze Characters Worksheets